Dr. Scott Newman
- Capacity development
- Food security
- Governance and institutional development
- Livestock
- Food systems
- Pests and diseases
- Food safety
- Health
- Natural resource management
- Emergencies and resilience
- Climate change
- Agricultural development
- Action plans and road maps
- Partnerships and networks
- Policies, strategies and guidelines
- Programme and project implementation
• Food Systems Transformation in Africa
• Animal Health & Production
• Making Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries More Productive and Sustainable
• Agri-food Value Chain Development
• Food Security
• Natural Resource Management
Scott Newman is a wildlife veterinarian and biologist with more than 30 years of international experience managing & implementing multidisciplinary One Health programs in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. Scott has worked as a research scientist in academia (University of California Davis; UC Berkeley & Humbolt State University) and the government sector (USGS, USFWS, CA Fish & Game). Dr. Newman has worked for NGO’s (Wildlife Trust & Wildlife Conservation Society) and he has 16+ years with FAO leading the Wildlife Health and Ecology Unit, and serving as the Senior Technical Coordinator for the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) Program in Viet Nam followed by Ethiopia. In 2018, Dr. Newman became the Senior Animal Health & Production Officer at the FAO- Regional Office for Africa supporting countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in 2021, he relocated to the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific where he supports 47 countries.
His technical work has focused largely on sustainable livestock production, antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic & transboundary animal diseases, food safety, bushmeat, wildlife farming & trade, and biodiversity conservation. Currently, Scott is the Secretary Animal Production and Health Commission for Asia and Pacific (APHCA), the One Health Regional Program Priority Lead, and Senior Animal Health & Production Officer. He is the FAO regional focal point for the Quadripartite (FAO, UNEP, WHO, WOAH), Antimicrobial Resistance & the Global Framework for Transboundary Animal Diseases (GFTADs).
Dr. Newman holds a PhD in Integrative Pathology combining Disease Ecology & Toxicology from UC Davis, and a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed research articles.
Dr. Scott Newman
Dear Forum participants,
Thank you for your valuable ideas and suggestions in this forum. With the team, we have been following the advice and recommendations that you have been giving, and they are providing us with significant insight and inspiration.
One of the key points that a number of people mentioned was to keep AMR messages simple and clear. Some pointed out that there is a low level of understanding, or resistance, to believe the extent of the negative impacts of AMR. In order to convey this in a clearer way, it has been suggested that we use real-life stories of individuals affected by AMR – stories about their journeys – to help make AMR a more relatable subject to ordinary people.
Participants also mentioned the opportunity to use of both traditional and modern media. Social media was identified as an effective tool to reach out to the younger generation of farmers and health workers, and to enable messages to connect with food consumers. Traditional media, especially radio programming, was suggested as an effective way to reach people in rural areas. Adapting messages to local languages was also recommended by multiple people as well.
“Engagement” was also a key word that many people used. Engagement not only supports effective communicating, but it also builds a sense of ownership about AMR issues that we all face. After all, AMR is everyone’s business. People suggested that efforts should be made to engage religious leaders, educators, political leaders, health care providers, medical workers, veterinarians, lab diagnosticians, government agencies, media reporters… and so many more.
These were just a few of the contributions that participants shared in the online forum thus far. As we extend the deadline till 30 June 2020, we look forward to your valuable contributions and ideas. Please keep the great ideas coming, and further challenge our approaches and thinking with your fantastic ideas and suggestions. Many thanks to all consultation participants for your time and effort.
Kind regards,
Scott Newman
Senior Animal Health and Production Officer and
FAO Secretariat to the Africa Tripartite One Health Regional Coordination Group
FAO Regional Office for Africa